Rijswijk, Gelderland Explained

Rijswijk
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Buren - Rijswijk.png
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Rijswijk in the municipality of Buren-->
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gelderland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Buren
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Gelderland
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:4
Area Total Km2:5.05
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:525
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4023
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0345

Rijswijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 9 km north of Tiel.

It was first mentioned between 918 and 948 as Risuuic, and means "neighbourhood near twigs".[3] The village developed along the Nederrijn as a stretched out settlement. The church tower dates from around 1500 and has a 14th century base. The church dates from the 16th century.[4] In 1840, it was home to 536 people.[5]

The grist mill De Hoop dates from 1703. It was restored in 1966 and 2002–2003.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4023AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 21 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 21 March 2022. two entries.
  3. Web site: Rijswijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 21 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Rijswijk . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9406 3 . nl . 21 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Rijswijk (Gelderland) . Plaatsengids . 21 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: De Hoop . Molendatabase . 21 March 2022 . nl.